What is the process by which the post of Prime Minister will be finalized?
At the beginning of a PLC meeting on March 10, 2003, President Arafat nominated Mahmoud Abbas as Prime Minister. The PLC then voted (64-3, 4 abstentions) in favor of creating the post of Prime Minister, a post which did not exist in the Palestinian Basic Law. Later at the same meeting, the PLC adopted an amendment to the Palestinian Basic Law creating the position of Prime Minister and defining its powers. The draft amendment originated from the PLC Legal Committee. The amendment was presented to President Arafat for approval on March 11, 2003. The President has 30 days to (i) sign and publish the amendment in the official gazette, thereby making the amendment law or (ii) send the amendment back to the PLC with comments and the PLC will then debate the amendment in light of the Presidents comments and may override the Presidents comments by a two-thirds majority vote.[7][7] In the event of the Presidents approval of the amendment and Abbas acceptance of the post, Abbas will have three
